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c22 on Nov 13, 2015 | parent | context | favorite | on: f.lux for iOS is no longer available

I think it's just a terminology thing. Naturally our rights are inalienable, but we tend to rely on our governments to enforce this reality.

mondoshawan on Nov 13, 2015 [–]

The terminology here is absolutely key, though. A government cannot imbue someone with "rights" -- only privileges.

Bjartr on Nov 13, 2015 | [–]

For those who are interested, there is more information of the philosophy of natural/inalienable rights available on Wikipedia.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natural_and_legal_rights

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